Advanced high-power generator for airborne applications. Interim report March 81-February 82
This report summarizes the work accomplished through Phase II of a four-phase program to design and build the stator and housing for a 5-Mw generator and test the complete 5-Mw generator. The PM rotor for this stator and housing is being built under a separate AF companion contract. This work is part of an Air Force exploratory program for high-power airborne electrical power supply technology. Phases I and II encompassed a 10-month period from April 1981 to January 1982. In Phase I, a lightweight, high-power density stator/housing was designed and optimized with computer model BIGMAG for integration with a permanent magnet rotor into a 5-Mw alternator with a specific weight of 0.1 lb/kw or less. Components with potential for significant weight reduction were identified for testing in Phase II. Among these critical components are a novel liquid-cooling scheme for the stator and an elastomer bore seal. Fabrication drawings were prepared for all individual parts of the stator and housing along with a detailed fabrication plan. A plan for testing the complete 5-Mw generator under full-load conditions at the AF Compressor Research Facility also was prepared. Fabrication and testing will be done in Phases III and IV, respectively.
- Research Organization:
- AiResearch Mfg. Co., Torrance, CA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5272058
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-133290/7
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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